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Club Clement (Part 6: Post your basses here)

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@plumcouleeman

hmm... there are lots of factors to consider. not the least of which is technique and pups (piezo in particular). i would start with 1) technique/play style; 2) pup tweaks and 3) cut the high hz on your amp.

having said that if you really want to focus on the strings to take a chunk out of the finger squeal you might want to try flats or tape. i personally use TI flats as they last for days and have tons of snap and thump.

@bompabass

that is a gorgeous instrument... simply amazing!!!
 
#464
bass5str said:
@plumcouleeman

hmm... there are lots of factors to consider. not the least of which is technique and pups (piezo in particular). i would start with 1) technique/play style; 2) pup tweaks and 3) cut the high hz on your amp.

having said that if you really want to focus on the strings to take a chunk out of the finger squeal you might want to try flats or tape. i personally use TI flats as they last for days and have tons of snap and thump.

Thanks bass5ster. I'm a real newbie to a good instrument. To add more info, I play only finger-style. The pickups are both Nordstrand Fat Stacks with a Nordstrand pre-amp. Have no idea how to tweak pups, but will play with high hz on the amp. So far, I've been running the amp (and usually the guitar) completely flat.
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#466
@plumcouleeman

I hope it helps. Start there and give us some feedback. I also know some pre amps allow for fine adjustments that may have an impact by rolling off the treble. Play around with your 'fret hand' technique/fingering/positioning to see if it has an impact. If you like the feel and vibe of your strings i would approach that swap last. Strings are like underwear and tend to be very personal ;)
 
#468
Well, hopefully I may have introduced another person to the joys of Clement-ness. I met up with fellow TBer yesterday because I was test-driving a couple of amp heads he has for sale.
I was on my way to rehearsal and I had my Clement with me so after we loaded the heads into my car, I took out good ol #94 and let him give it a spin. He was VERY impressed and said he would be contacting Tom. Keep in mind, we were in a parking lot and he was just playing it acoustically but he was VERY impressed by the liveliness of the bass in an unamplified situation. And this is coming from a player who has over 100 instruments in his arsenal at any given time, including several Foderas and other high-end gear.

trying to spread the word about Clement basses! :bassist:
 
#469
Hey Clement-Heads!
Lovin' the new Clements everyone's getting :D
I'm busy rehearsing for an upcoming P&W seminar which includes learning quite a few new tunes. #262 will be handling about 50% of those songs :hyper: She has a BIG voice!!!
I do have a relevant question tho'; the DR Hi-Beams Tom equipped her with are awesome and are settling-in well. I was wondering however, if any of you fellow fretless folks had noticed any substantial differences by going to say, Sunbeams or even a nickel flat-wound? 262 is wired w/Barts and Bart 5.2 A/P pre-amp.
Broad question, I know - but after a little input from you guys as to like/dislikes re: string selection.
Thanks all,

Oilfieldtrash
Club Clement 105 / Clement #262
 
#470
Glad you enjoy your new Clement!

DR Hibeams or Sunbeams (.030, .040, .060, .080, .100, .120) are my preferred strings by far. They have the zing and freshness as well as the live in them. To me, nothing sounds better. I use the Sunbeams to add a little warmth if the bass is a little harsh sounding with the Hibeams. Never really used them on Tom's basses (guess why!) :D

I've got flats on my Phoenix, and it sounds a little more acoustic in a way. However, the zing is almost a little too hefty, the attack a little too dull, and the feel of the string way too slippery for me. But for that acoustic sound its very good. They are TI strings.

But strings are as personal as preference for underwear, so you might get completely different results with other strings. Its an expensive pursuit :-)

I've just found that the DR strings suit me well, so I stick to them.
 
#471
My Clement has Seymour Duncan pickups and a Bart pre. I tried flats ONCE for about half an hour and, for me anyway, they were the wrong string type for that bass.

IMHO, I dont like mixing flats w/active electronics anyway. To me they work in opposite directions: active electronics work to expand your tonal pallette while flats seem to restrict things.

I usually have one of my 3 passive P-type basses strung with flats but my active basses all have rounds on them.

YMMV of course!!

EDIT!! D'oh!!! I just realized I misread the OP. I was thinking about a fretted bass and you were discussing a fretless.

I dont play fretless but if I did, I would probably use rounds and hope they didnt gouge the FB too much. I'd be afraid of the sound being too wooly and lost in the mix with the combination of flats and no metal frets.
 
#474
Oilfieldtrash
Strings, hmmmm. I like TI Jazz rounds to lessen squeek. They are a noticeable smaller outer nickle wrapped string than other nickle sets. the flats from TI are more round wound sounding than other flats also if you can swing the extra $$$ these are more expensive. Have you tried ground wound strings? They are flat outside but round wound inside (rounds that have polished flat surfaces).
 
#475
Thanks for the feedback guys. I do appreciate your insight ;)
I'm happy with the way 262 is sounding right now. The Hi-Beams give her a very articulate voice. Thing is, I'm seeing her role in the type of music I play as being more 'melodic' as opposed to 'percussive'...does that make sense??:confused:
Maybe I'm just getting too goofy about this. I guess I will cough-up the bucks and start experimenting with a couple of different sets - probably try some Sunbeams and then some TI's. We'll see how it goes...
Oilfieldtrash
Club Clement 105
 
#476
I decided to throw myself into the search for good string options in a relatively full-blown manner. After a review of string recommendations on this site and a couple of others, I headed over to bassstringsonline.com. Jason is as helpful as others have mentioned. With his help, I just received: T-I Flatwounds (.043, .056, .070, .100), D'Addario Regular Light Semi-Flatwounds, D'Addario Medium Gauge Black Tapewounds, Sadowsky Flatwounds (45/65/85/105), and LaBella Deep Talkin' Bass Flatwounds (.045, .065, .085, .105).

Clement #141 arrived with med. gauge Black Beauties. As I work my way through these strings, I'll be happy to post impressions if you're interested.
 
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plumcouleeman said:
I decided to throw myself into the search for good string options in a relatively full-blown manner. After a review of string recommendations on this site and a couple of others, I headed over to bassstringsonline.com. Jason is as helpful as others have mentioned. With his help, I just received: T-I Flatwounds (.043, .056, .070, .100), D'Addario Regular Light Semi-Flatwounds, D'Addario Medium Gauge Black Tapewounds, Sadowsky Flatwounds (45/65/85/105), and LaBella Deep Talkin' Bass Flatwounds (.045, .065, .085, .105).

Clement #141 arrived with med. gauge Black Beauties. As I work my way through these strings, I'll be happy to post impressions if you're interested.
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Plumcouleeman,
Absolutely! Be good to hear what you find-out about these strings! I'm sure it would benefit a lot of us :)
P.S. Clement #141 looks awesome!
 
#478
I have found that I am most dependant on the tension of the strings more than anything. So I wasted two sets of dr hi beams on the double neck, which is 32". Since it is headless, the strings are cut too short for any other basses too :-)

So need to get thicker strings. But will try tuning it up first to get "my tension" right. Will report :-)
 
#479
MrWalker said:
I have found that I am most dependant on the tension of the strings more than anything. So I wasted two sets of dr hi beams on the double neck, which is 32". Since it is headless, the strings are cut too short for any other basses too :-)

So need to get thicker strings. But will try tuning it up first to get "my tension" right. Will report :-)
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Do tell us what you end up with! 32" scale is most interesting to me...
 
#480
MrWalker said:
I have found that I am most dependant on the tension of the strings more than anything. So I wasted two sets of dr hi beams on the double neck, which is 32". Since it is headless, the strings are cut too short for any other basses too :-)

So need to get thicker strings. But will try tuning it up first to get "my tension" right. Will report :-)
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I play 33" basses and I've found the regular DR, i.e. not so light sets to be just right on that scale, having previously played a little lighter on 34" scale basses, but I guess the 32" might require something a little bit heavier.
You could talk to Circle K Strings, or Newtone Strings here in the UK, they make custom sets for very VERY reasonable prices.

Eude
 
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